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After a comprehensive review, and in view of the Lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of …

Up to 400,000 tonnes a year of carbon dioxide could be captured and stored at what is set to become the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility …

Norwegian Air does not expect to begin ramping up its number of flights until April 2021 at the earliest, according to a proposal published ahead of a key stakeholder meeting …

The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund faces serious questions over the conduct of its outgoing chief executive and the selection process of his successor amid a scandal involving a luxury …

USAID is working with the State Department and CDC has contributed a total of more than $775 million across more than 120 countries facing the threat of this global pandemic. …

A joint U.S.-Norwegian effort to produce solid fuel propulsion systems for hypersonic missiles was announced by the U.S. Defense Department on Monday. The Tactical High-speed Offensive Ramjet for Extended Range …

Quote from the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) Country Director in Somalia Victor Moses. “For countries like Somalia, Covid-19 isn’t just a health crisis, it’s an economic juggernaut. Even before the …

A vital shipment of protective medical equipment arrived in Spain from Luxembourg on Monday (20 April 2020) as part of NATO’s efforts to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus. …

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have unveiled a large-scale new programmatic framework, the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP).  GMAP is a designed …

A man in his 40s in Oslo has been fined NOK 20,000 for staying with family members during the quarantine period. The man had come from overseas the same day …

As relations between China and the rest of the world continue to worsen due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Swedish government has decided to shut down all Confucius …

The European Commission, under its President, Ursula von der Leyen, is to hold a virtual donor conference to mobilise political and financial support for efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. …

Due to the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) most countries have advised against or have banned non-essential travel. The closure of borders and quarantine restrictions has effectively brought the …

Norway’s Minister for Transport Knut Arild Hareide has celebrated on Wednesday the completion of a long-awaited construction project by cutting the ceremonial ribbon via videoconference. Speaking from his office in Oslo over …

Norway, which says it has the new coronavirus under control, on Monday started opening up pre-schools after a month-long closure, Media reported. Authorities have said the reopening was possible because …

Norway gave a record NOK 37.8 billion in aid to developing countries in 2019, slightly more than 1 per cent of the gross national income (GNI). “The global corona crisis …

NATO Defence Ministers met today (15 April 2020) by secure video conference to decide the Alliance’s next steps in the fight against Covid-19. Speaking after the meeting, NATO Secretary General …

NATO defense ministers have reviewed the alliance’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed upon the next steps to take, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. Stoltenberg held a virtual news …

A dedicated EU military task force will be set up to support the coordination of the national armed forces in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. However, it is yet …

Prominent Norwegian shipowner Arne Wilhelmsen has died over the weekend at the age of 90. Born in 1929, Wilhelmsen worked as a chartering assistant for Norway’s EB Lund & Co and later …

The Government is allocating NOK 30 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for their …

Today the Norwegian government presented the new Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces. A continued increase in defence spending will strengthen the readiness and endurance of the Norwegian …

Widespread international cooperation is of vital importance in the efforts to alleviate the impacts of the coronavirus crisis. The Government is now considering a Norwegian contribution to the IMF’s Catastrophe …

The Pentagon believes that this week’s incident involving a Russian Su-35 fighter jet and a US P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea was unprofessional but not intentional, the …

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) continues to play an important role in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, by assisting NATO Allies and partners with key relief acquisition …